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Tuesday, January 12, 2010
A tribute to man's best friend
I just realized that today was my dog's birthday. She died this past summer from a tumor on her heart. Casey would have been 10 years old today.
Monday, January 11, 2010
Tuesday Teaser Jan 12, 2010
I just added this scene yesterday, so forgive me for the non-existent editing. I thought about giving an intro, but I think that it's pretty much self-explanatory and for the parts that aren't, I'd rather save the mystery.
Sorry this teaser has been removed.
Sorry this teaser has been removed.
Friday, January 8, 2010
SNI's - the achilles heel of this writer
Yes, they are just that. I have a love/hate relationship with them. I get so many ideas, that I could fill up pages and pages, and when a particular one strikes, I have the urge to put everything else on hold and just focus on that one thing. But I know this is no good. When am I ever going to get my second draft of NIKKI'S WISH done if I keep getting distracted?
The most recent SNI (shiny new idea) came to me as I was thinking about someone's story over in the SYW section of the AW website. The author's story was fine as is, but I started thinking about it from a whole different angle, turning what was a contemporary piece into something with a paranormal twist. I thought of telling this author of my idea, but then decided against it. I know how writers hate it when you say, 'hey, you should do this, or this,'. It's irritating, and I don't want to tell anyone else how to write their story. But this was such a good idea that I decided I could use it as a spring board for something of my own (something completely different than what she had written mind you) and off took my SNI.
Then last night another SNI came to me in my sleep and this one I will tell you about because it's for a kids book and most of you don't write for the younger ages. So I was dreaming that I was reading, but while I was reading, every sentence came out really funny and when put together, the story didn't make any sense at all. So when I woke, I thought, 'hey, that'd make for a good character - a girl who whenever she tries to read, sees something different than what is written'. For instance, if the story read, 'Once upon a time', this girl would see the words 'once upon a hairy frog', and so on. The first scene would probably show her being forced to read outloud in front of the class and when she does the story comes out hilariously funny. All of the kids laugh and the teacher gets angry at her. Eventually the teacher would come to realize that those really are the words that the girl sees and that she has some sort of a reading disability. Then the teacher would find a way to teach the girl how to read properly. Yes, there's a lesson in there, but I think that I can do a lot with the girl's "problem" to make it entertaining in the first degree and informative in the second.
So those are my SNI's for this week, now, if I could just come up with something for that Valentine's Day contest that Sage is running, but I am so very, very bad with shorts. 750 words! How can anyone come up with something in just 750 words!
My goals for this weekend are
1. To get through two chapters of editing in NW.
2. Get to the library. If you've seen my reading list so far this year (toggle below), you know that I'm desperate for something good.
3. Revise a section from BETTINA for Tuesday's teaser. It's been a long time since I've looked at it and I need something new to share.
Have a good weekend all - and for you teacher's out there (I know there are a few of you), if my SNI sounds like something you've already seen, let me know, please!
The most recent SNI (shiny new idea) came to me as I was thinking about someone's story over in the SYW section of the AW website. The author's story was fine as is, but I started thinking about it from a whole different angle, turning what was a contemporary piece into something with a paranormal twist. I thought of telling this author of my idea, but then decided against it. I know how writers hate it when you say, 'hey, you should do this, or this,'. It's irritating, and I don't want to tell anyone else how to write their story. But this was such a good idea that I decided I could use it as a spring board for something of my own (something completely different than what she had written mind you) and off took my SNI.
Then last night another SNI came to me in my sleep and this one I will tell you about because it's for a kids book and most of you don't write for the younger ages. So I was dreaming that I was reading, but while I was reading, every sentence came out really funny and when put together, the story didn't make any sense at all. So when I woke, I thought, 'hey, that'd make for a good character - a girl who whenever she tries to read, sees something different than what is written'. For instance, if the story read, 'Once upon a time', this girl would see the words 'once upon a hairy frog', and so on. The first scene would probably show her being forced to read outloud in front of the class and when she does the story comes out hilariously funny. All of the kids laugh and the teacher gets angry at her. Eventually the teacher would come to realize that those really are the words that the girl sees and that she has some sort of a reading disability. Then the teacher would find a way to teach the girl how to read properly. Yes, there's a lesson in there, but I think that I can do a lot with the girl's "problem" to make it entertaining in the first degree and informative in the second.
So those are my SNI's for this week, now, if I could just come up with something for that Valentine's Day contest that Sage is running, but I am so very, very bad with shorts. 750 words! How can anyone come up with something in just 750 words!
My goals for this weekend are
1. To get through two chapters of editing in NW.
2. Get to the library. If you've seen my reading list so far this year (toggle below), you know that I'm desperate for something good.
3. Revise a section from BETTINA for Tuesday's teaser. It's been a long time since I've looked at it and I need something new to share.
Have a good weekend all - and for you teacher's out there (I know there are a few of you), if my SNI sounds like something you've already seen, let me know, please!
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Tuesday Teaser - Jan 5, 2010
Today's teaser is the beginning of Chapter 6 from NIKKI'S WISH. It's kind of a short one.
Sorry, this teaser has been removed.
Sorry, this teaser has been removed.
Sunday, January 3, 2010
Book list -2010
I've decided to divide my book list for 2010 into two categories, adults and teens in one and children's in another. My goal for this year is to read 50 in each category. You can click on the Goodreads picture on my homepage for a score for each book. Those highlighted have reviews.
YA/Adult Book list:
1. Smack by Melvin Burgess
2. Jinx by Meg Cabot
3. The Absolutely True Diary of a part time Indian by Sherman Alexie
4. Dead until Dark by Charlaine Harris
5. Jellicoe Road by Melina Marchetta
6. Hush Hush by Becca Fitzpatrick
7. Catching Fire by Suzanne Collins
8. Paper Towns by John Greene
9. How I live now by Meg Rosoff
10. Shiver by Maggie Steifvater
11. Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
12. Three Days to Dead by Kelly Meding
13. Undone by Brooke Taylor
14. Teen Idol by Meg Cabot
15. Graceling by Kristin Cashore
16. Some Girls Are by Courtney Summers
17. Saving Francesca by Melina Marchetta
18. Catalyst by Laurie Halse Anderson
19. Love you, Hate you, Miss you by Elizabeth Scott
20. Fever 1793 by Laurie Halse Anderson
21. Cracked up To Be by Courtney Summers
22. The Truth About Forever by Sarah Dessen
23. This Lullaby by Sarah Dessen
24. Dreamland by Sarah Dessen
25. Fragile Eternity by Melissa Marr
26. The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
27. The Year of Secret Assignments by Jaclyn Moriarty
28. Dreaming of Amelia by Jaclyn Moriarty
29. The Sky is Everywhere by Jandy Nelson
30.The Sky Always Hears Me and The Hills Don't Mind by Kirsten Cronn-Mills
31. The Lighter Side of Life and Death by C.K. Kelly Martin
32. Harmonic Feedback by Tara Kelly
33. Mockingjay by Suzanne Collins
34. Stolen by Lucy Christopher
35. If I Stay by Gayle Forman
36. Just Listen by Sarah Dessen
37. Uglies by Scot Westerfeld
38. Twisted by Laurie Halse Anderson
39. Bloom by Elizabeth Scott
40. Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
Children's Book list:
1. The Trumpet of the Swan by E.B. White
2. Stuart Little by E.B. White
3. The Fantastic Mr. Fox by Roald Dahl
4. Diary of a Wimpy Kid #2 by Jeff Kinney
5. Pictures of Hollis Woods by Patricia Riley Giff
6. Crispin: The Cross of Lead by Avi
7. Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar
8.The Bad Beginining by Lemony Snicket
9. The Tale of Despereaux by Kate DiCamillo
10.Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo
11.Clementine by Sara Pennypacker
12. Percy Jackson, The Lightening Thief by Rick Riordan
13. Percy Jackson The Sea of Monsters by Rick Riordan
14. Percy Jackson The Titans Curse by Rick Riordan
15. Percy Jackson The Battle of the Labyrinth by Rick Riordan
16. Percy Jackson The last Olympian by Rick Riordan
17. 39 Clues #1 by Rick Riordan
18. 39 Clues #2 by Gordon Korman
19. Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Peterson
20. Al Capone Does My Shirts by Gennifer Choldenko
21. Holes by Louis Sachar
22. The Red Pyramid by Rick Riordan
23. My Rotten life by David Lubar
24. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
23. My Rotten life by David Lubar
24. When the Whistle Blows by Fran Cannon Slayton
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